British sloop 'Raleigh' (1806)

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Raleigh

6069
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered16.1.1806BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down3.1806BWAS-1793
Launched24.12.1806BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardHowden Pans - Newcastle upon Tyne - River Tyne BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Francis HurryBritish
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1792-1807
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold27.5.1841BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48 
Length of Keel77' 2 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823 
Breadth30' 6 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Draught Forward6' 4"Imperial Feet1.9304 
Draught Aft11' 3"Imperial Feet3.429 
Burthen383 7⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


24.12.1806Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

13 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.1807 - 19.9.1808Commander
Joseph Ore MasefieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1808
† Discharged DeadBWAS-179312.1808 - 2.1809Commander
Henry Samuel ButtBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1792-1809
BWAS-17932.1809 - 11.1810Commander
George SayerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1810
BWAS-179327.11.1810 - 1.1811Commander
John SheridanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1815
BWAS-17931.1811 - 1813Commander
George Wastell HooperBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1817
BWAS-17938.1818 - 6.1820Commander
William Augustus BaumgardtBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1820
BWAS-17936.1820 - 1.1822Commander
George BlackmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1822
BWAS-17934.1826 - 1.1828Commander
John Windham DallingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1828
BWAS-17932.1.1828 - 8.7.1828Commander
John Burnett DundasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1815-1828
BWAS-17938.7.1828 - 9.1828Lieutenant
George James HayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1815-1829
BWAS-17939.1828 - 3.1829Commander
George James HayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1815-1829
BWAS-17934.3.1829 - 1838Commander
William DicksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1822-1845
BWAS-179329.7.1834 - 27.10.1838Commander
Michael QuinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1863
W033

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
13.7.1819 - 3.1817Lieutenant
Robert Ross AchmutyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1821
NBD184913.7.1819 - 1821Lieutenant
Robert Ross AchmutyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1821
NBD18493.10.1820 - 19.6.1822Lieutenant
Thomas Baring BondBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1826
NBD18499.1.1827 - 27.10.1831Lieutenant
William Francis YoungBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1826-1834
NBD1849

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
22.10.1818 - 9.10.1821Armourer
John WilsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1821
ADM 29/812.2.1833 - 30.6.1833Acting Purser
Cyrus WakehamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1819-1841
ADM 29/8

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
13.1.1810 - 1.1812Midshipman
Christopher BeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1815
NBD18491.1829 - 1832Midshipman
Robert Laurie AtkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1826-1843
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
15.1.1807Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
20.7.1807Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £4059.0.0dBWAS-1793
20.1.1809Took the Privateer
Le Général Junot (1) 1807-1809
French 1 Gun
Privateer
BG
1810In the BalticBWAS-1793
24.2.1810Took the Privateer
La Modeste (14) 1810-1810
French 14 Gun
Privateer

2.11.1810Took the Schooner
Admiral Nils Juel (10) 1810-1810
Danish 10 Gun
Privateer Schooner
in the Baltic
12.1812Began repairs at Northfleet - Kent BWAS-1793
2.1813Completed repairs at Northfleet - Kent at a cost of £1415.0.0dBWAS-1793
18.3.1813Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
1814In Ordinary at PlymouthBWAS-1793
12.1815Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
7.1817Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £13708.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.1818RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1.1822Paid offBWAS-1793
3.1826Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
4.1826RecommissionedBWAS-1793
7.1826Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
7.1826Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £8430.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1830Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
7.1830Recommissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
10.1830Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £9803.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1834Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
8.1839Fitted as a target ship at SheernessBWAS-1793
27.5.1841Sold at Sheerness to John Small Sedger for £810BWAS-1793

 
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